Blue Origin's launches its space capsule for the first time

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The capsule was launched on a New Shepard 2.0 carrier rocket

The crew capsule had no crew on board, only a crash test dummy

The capsule flew to an altitude of around 99km and flight time was 10 minutes and 6 seconds

American aerospace firm Blue Origin tested-out its new crew capsule for the first time on Tuesday, as reported by Space.com.

The crew capsule was launched, minus a crew, on top of a New Shepard reusable rocket. Both the rocket and capsule appeared to survive the test intact.

This seventh launch of the New Shepard took place at their Corn Ranch spaceport in West Texas.

Dubbed Crew Capsule 2.0, this version of the spacecraft has large windows which will allow future space tourists a view of space from inside the capsule.

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